# Blind People **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 2, 2005, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-people/310818 "2005-07-02T08:21:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elephantcart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@elephantcart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elephantcart)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-people/310818/1 "2005-07-02T08:21:52Z")
I’m not sure of a delicate way to phrase this question, but I’ll try my best: After a bowel movement, cleanup using bathroom tissue generally involves visual verification of success. How do blind people know when they’re clean? Sometimes it takes only a small number of repetitions, while other times it seems to take a whole roll, so it seems like it would be hard to tell. I mean no disrespect whatsoever to the blind; I’m just curious. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-people/310818/2 "2005-07-02T08:23:48Z")
Braille. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-people/310818/3 "2005-07-02T08:42:45Z")
> [@TheLoadedDog](#): > > Braille. 😃 [Maude] God’ll getcha for that, **TLD**. [/Maude] Well, I’m not blind [legally, I am, but not in the way you mean], but I can usually tell I’m, uh, “done” by how it feels when I wipe. If it feels dry and the paper kind of scrapes instead of slides, chances are pretty good you’re clean. All right – where’s **lieu**? He should have \*something \* to contribute! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-people/310818/4 "2005-07-02T08:45:55Z")
We need a “report this post to **Lieu** ” button. ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-people/310818/5 "2005-07-02T08:47:01Z")
Shaped like a roll of TP. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-people/310818/6 "2005-07-02T09:04:01Z")
Previous threads: [Thread 1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=45072) [Thread 2](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=307891) ---
**Author:** ![elephantcart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@elephantcart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elephantcart)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-people/310818/7 "2005-07-02T09:09:23Z")
Sorry–maybe I should stop being so cheap and subscribe so I can do a search… ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2005, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-people/310818/8 "2005-07-02T09:13:52Z")
Oh no, just linking to make sure you get an answer. Might get even more insight dependent on who answers this thread as well.